Bushwhackers Guerrilla Warfare, Manhood, and the Household in Civil War Missouri

Joseph M. Beilein Jr., "Bushwhackers: Guerrilla Warfare, Manhood, and the Household in Civil War Missouri "
English | ISBN: 1606353780 | 2019 | 304 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Bushwhackers adds to the growing body of literature that examines the various irregular conflicts that took place during the American Civil War. Author Joseph M. Beilein Jr. looks at the ways in which several different bands of guerrillas across Missouri conducted their war in concert with their house- holds and their female kin who provided logistical support in many forms. Whether noted fighters like Frank James, William Clarke Quantrill, and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, or less well-known figures such as Clifton Holtzclaw and Jim Jackson, Beilein provides a close examination of how these warriors imagined themselves as fighters, offering a brand-new interpretation that gets us closer to seeing how the men and women who participated in the war in Missouri must have understood it.